A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe black/blue fruits, candied flowers, olive paste, smoked meat, incense and potpourri, and mineral and earth notes appear as the wine opens up. Stains the palate with intense, spice- and mineral-accented bitter cherry, d...
A combination of an extraordinary vintage and a fantastic producer are behind this stunning wine. It opens with aromas recalling woodland berry, pipe tobacco, forest floor, balsamic notes of camphor and new leather. Still youthfully austere, the firmly st...
VARIETAL 100% Nebbiolo
NOTESFARMING: Non-certified organic
SOIL: Medium-textured, calcareous soils
VINEYARD: Sourced from various Barolo vineyards on the estate.
VINIFICATION: The grapes are picked early to maintain freshness, and are pressed lightly to obtain a pale pink color. Fermented as white wine (80% stainless & 20% used barriques) and bottled for the second fermentation in March following the vintage. After about 16 months on the lees, the wine is disgorged and topped up with the same wine (no "liqueur".